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Mecklenburg County Health Dept

Public Health Inspections

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Premises Information


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Name

SIDE EYE @ MECKLEN HOTEL

Address

8520 UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE PARK DR

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

NC

28262

Premise Type

1 - Restaurant

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

6/11/2025

Final Score @ Grade

97

A

General Comments

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
22	1.50	Proper cold holding temperatures	Yes	Yes	No	3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed cut melons, milk, and yogurt on the breakfast buffet above 41F. CDI PIC voluntarily discarded. EHS advised PIC to put milk on time or keep in a thermal carafe. REPEAT
23	1.50	Proper date marking & disposition	Yes	No	No	3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it is not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P Observed cooked chicken wings that were cooked 6-10-25 dated for a 8 day hold (6-17-25). CDI PIC corrected date mark. Also observed sausage gravy dated 5/20/25 and oatmeal with no date mark. CDI PIC voluntarily discarded. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs .
33	0	Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control	Yes	No	No	3-501.15 Quickly cool foods. Use methods such as open/vented shallow pans, large ice baths and active stirring. Cold air must flow around product to remove the heat. -Pf Observed cut Melons cooling in a deep plastic decorative bowl that was tightly covered in the WIC. Employee put melons in the WIC an hour ago. CDI PIC removed plastic wrap from the bowl. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU .
37	0	Food properly labeled: original container	No	No	No	3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts, flour, sugar) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed Oil and salt in squeeze bottles not labeled.
56	0	Meets ventilation & lighting requirements; designated areas used	Yes	No	No	6-305.11/6-501.110 Designate and use an area for the orderly storage of employees' clothing and possessions. Observed employee purse and water bottle on prep table. CDI employee moved items.